Monday, February 3, 2025

Your daily kids news podcast.

A volcano gets a voice; DeepSeek disrupts tech world; a record-breaking spacewalk; a van Gogh in the garage.

DeepSeek, a new AI chatbot, has skyrocketed to fame, beating ChatGPT in app downloads! It’s cheaper, open-source, and running on older tech—but not everyone’s thrilled.

New Zealand’s stunning Mount Taranaki is now legally a person! That means it must be respected and protected, just like a human. The Māori people have always seen it as an ancestor—now the law agrees!
The Mountain movie trailer.

Astronaut Suni Williams set a record for most time spent spacewalking—over 62 hours!

A Minnesota bargain hunter bought a painting for $50—now experts think it’s a long-lost Vincent van Gogh masterpiece! If confirmed, it could be worth $15 million!
The painting, Elimar.
Van Gogh’s work.

For the full episode transcript, click here.